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Prostatic synovial sarcomas are exceedingly rare. To our knowledge, only six primary cases have been reported so far. We herein describe a primary synovial sarcoma of the prostate seen in a 25-year-old male patient, the youngest patient seen with this disease to date. He was referred to our department with the diagnosis of high-grade sarcoma of the prostate revealed by TRUS-guided biopsy. On admission he had a transurethral catheter for acute retention of urine. MRI revealed a solid prostatic tumor of 9.5 × 8 cm involving the rectum without any evidence of lymphatic or distant metastases. The patient underwent total pelvic exenteration and sigmoid end colostomy with ileal conduit. Histopathology revealed a synovial sarcoma of the prostate, immunoreactive to vimentin, Bcl-2 and cytokeratin. The patient is doing well at 18 months follow-up.
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Dhabalia, J.V., Nelivigi, G.G., Singh Punia, M. et al. A rare case of synovial sarcoma of the prostate. Afr J Urol 15, 183–185 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12301-009-0033-4
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